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Policy
Recommendation for
Enhancing the
Participation of Women
in the Maritime Sector
November 25, 2021
Dr. Seunghee Choi
Executive Director, APEC SEN
Why APEC SEN?
왜 APEC SEN인가?
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APEC has been endeavoring to meet the demands od the current and emerging needs of the shipping industry and seafarers of the APEC region, as an inclusive, highly quality one-stop online portal and offline network.
Our Mission
The Mission of APEC SEN
TPT 03 2019A TPT 06 2020A TPT 03 2020A Post COVID-19 Reaction APEC SEN
Distance Learning Platform
for Seafarers
Maritime English
Communication Package On-Board Training to Foster Competent Young Future Maritime Global Leaders
Working Group 1
Maritime Education and Training
Working Group 2
Seafarers’ Better Welfare
TPT 02 2020S Mental Health Training Curriculum to
Empower Well-being of Life onboard for Seafarers across the APEC Region
• Mentoring program
• APEC SEN-WISTA Diploma on Maritime Woman Global Leaders
• Seafarers’ human rights
To be explored
COVID and Post-COVID Guideline
Working Group 3
Recruitment, Career Development and Job Transition
APEC SEN Maximizing Cross-Border Labor Mobility of Seafarers for the Digital Age
TPT03 2020A
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:
Including through such sources as land and personal property, participation in the workforce, and financial services.
Examples of barriers include: regulatory laws and discriminatory practices; a lack of information and knowledge about lending requirements; a lack of financial literacy and financial knowledge; lack of access to financial services; and lack of access to technology.
Access to capital and
assets
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:
including markets for labor and for goods and services produced by women-owned enterprises
Examples of barriers include: Additional risks of theft and violence when traveling to markets; inability to travel without a male companion; inability to obtain an identity card; increased vulnerability to corruption or bribery in obtaining permits or crossing borders; and lack of access to information on international standards, certification requirements, or processes for opportunities in public and private- sector procurement
Access to market
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:
So women are physically capable of a range of economic pursuits and are prepared both educationally and technically for success in the workforce, in business and in entrepreneurship.
Examples of barriers include: knowledge of processes and procedures; social and cultural norms; limited access to technology; discrimination, lack of safety, or gender-based violence; poor labour conditions; time constraints; and biases.
Skills, capacity
building, and health
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is committed to promoting women’s economic empowerment through five pillars:
Through which women are valued as contributors, professionals, and leaders in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors.
Leadership, Voice, and
agency
Examples of barriers include: organizational obstacles, including a lack of role models and exclusion from informal networks; work-life balance challenges, including travel requirements, lack of child and elderly care, and long work schedules; institutional, social and cultural norms that evaluate women differently from men for positions; and lack of positive reinforcement, peer and senior-level support.
Women's International Shipping and Trading Association
Maritime Woman Global Leaders
WISTA International
On-Board Training to Foster Competent Young Future Maritime Global Leaders
of the Asia Pacific
TPT 03 2019A
TPT 03 2019A
Overview of the Project
Stage 1: Research
Stage 2: Workshop
Stage 3: Pilot Onboard Training
• Onboard Training Curriculum
• Onboard Training Record Books
• Onboard Training Textbooks
for the establishment of a well-designed and well- structured APEC SEN onboard training program
• Basic maritime safety training certificate
• One domestic voyage (4 days)
Collaboration with Other Organizations
Korean Official Development Assistance (ODA) IMO Technical Cooperation Program (ITCP)
Program:
• Basic safety training
• Two rounds of voyages in Korean coastal water
• APEC SEN Mental Healthcare and Maritime English
• Cultural experience program
• Special lectures for enhancing global leadership
Led by: Republic of Korea
Period: 17 November – 17 December, 2021
Training Ship: MV Hanwoori (Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology)
Participants: 21 cadets and seafarers (8 female, 38%)
Participating economies: Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam,
The Philippines, Thailand
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